Faculty
Associate Professor
Edmond Cretu
Microsystems, adaptive MEMS, micro-instrumentation, nonlinear signal processing, BioMEMS. ultrasound imaging
Jan. 2006 - June 2012. Assistant Professor at The University of British Columbia, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
July 2012 - present. Associate Professor at The University of British Columbia, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interest:
MEMS/microsystems (adaptive microsystems, unified modeling and simulation of multi-domain systems) structured design methodologies;
(Micro-)Instrumentation systems, sensors and actuators, adaptive MEMS/NEMS
- Bio-medical applications of microstructures;
- Modern methodologies in nonlinear signal processing and analysis of complex systems;
- Fractal/constructal theory and chaotic systems.
Courses:
EECE489 - Microsystems Design
EECE509 - Advanced Microsystems Design
EECE300 - Molecules to Mechanisms
EECE301 - Topics in Nanotechnology and Microsystems
EECE201 - Project Integrated Program I (PIP I)
EECE356 - Advanced Electronic Circuits
EECE369 - Signals and Systems
Research Areas
Research Groups
Courses
| ELEC 465 |
Microsystems Design Structured modeling and design practices; multiphysics at microscales; physical limitations in MEMS; interface with electronics; behavioural modeling languages for mixed analog-digital system design. Credit will only be given for one of ELEC 465 or EECE 581. |
| ELEC 544 |
Advanced Microsystems Design Project-based modeling techniques applied to microsystems; multi-physics at microscale; physical limitations in MEMS; interface with electronics; behavioural modeling languages for mixed analog-digital system design. |
| ELEC 361 |
Molecules to Mechanisms Forces, scaling, thermal, fluidic, and mechanical properties relevant to the design of emerging devices and systems whose basic structures are at micrometer and nanometer scales. [4-0-0] |
| ELEC 221 |
Signals and Systems Complex numbers, LTI systems, convolution sum, discrete-time Fourier series and transforms, z-transform, sampling, introduction to filtering and modulation, feedback systems, stability. [3-0-2] |
| ELEC 492 |
Electrical Energy Systems Capstone Design Project Design, analysis, and implementation of solutions in response to a real world electrical energy systems problem, provided by industry, research laboratories, or other suitable entities. Includes coverage of topics such as project management. Students must have fourth year standing and be registered in the Energy Systems Option to take this course. Find out more about Capstones. Prerequisite |
| CPEN 492 |
Software Engineering Capstone Design Project Design, analysis, and implementation of solutions in response to a real world software engineering problem. Projects are provided by industry, research laboratories, or other suitable entities. Includes coverage of topics such as project management. Students must have fourth year standing and be registered in the Software Engineering Option to take this course. Find out more about Capstones. Prerequisite |
| EECE 301 |
Topics in Nanotechnology and Microsystems Guest lectures and preparatory theory will highlight emerging devices and systems. Restricted to students admitted to the Nanotechnology and Microsystems Option in the Electrical Engineering. Course Objectives By the end of the course it is expected that students will be able to identify current research, trends, and applications in nanotechnology and Microsystems and understand fundamental concepts associated with these. |
| CPEN 491 |
Computer Engineering Capstone Design Project Design, analysis, and implementation of solutions in response to a real world computer engineering problem, provided by industry, research laboratories, or other suitable entities. Includes coverage of topics such as project management. Students must have fourth year standing and be registered in the Computer Engineering Program to take this course. Find out more about Capstones. |
| ELEC 494 |
Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design Project Design, analysis, and implementation of solutions in response to a real world biomedical engineering problem, provided by industry, research laboratories, or other suitable entities. Includes coverage of topics such as project management. Students must have fourth year standing and be registered in the Biomedical Engineering Option to take this course. Find out more about Capstones. Prerequisite |
| ELEC 301 |
Electronic Circuits II Analysis and design of electronic circuits; biasing of and small-signal models for transistors; frequency response of amplifiers; feedback and stability aspects of amplifier design; OP-AMPs; active filters; oscillators; IC specification and selection. Credit will only be given for one of EECE 356, ELEC 301 or EECE 374. |
| ELEC 491 |
Electrical Engineering Capstone Design Project Design, analysis, and implementation of solutions in response to a real world electrical engineering problem, provided by industry, research laboratories, or other suitable entities. Includes coverage of topics such as project management. Students must have fourth year standing and be registered in the Electrical Engineering Program to take this course. Find out more about Capstones. |
| ELEC 462 |
Sensors and Actuators in Microsystems The mechanisms, design, fabrication, and testing of microsensors, actuators, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Course Objectives On the successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: |
| ELEC 493 |
Nanotechnology and Microsystems Capstone Design Project Design, analysis, and implementation of solutions in response to a real world nanotechnology and microsystems engineering problem. Projects are provided by industry, research laboratories, or other suitable entities. Includes coverage of topics such as project management. Students must have fourth year standing and be registered in the Nanotechnology and Microsystems Option to take this course. Find out more about Capstones. Prerequisite |
| ELEC 341 |
Systems and Control Continuous time system analysis by Laplace transforms; system modeling by transfer function and state space methods; feedback, stability and sensitivity; control design; frequency domain analysis. Credit will be given for only one of EECE 360 or 369. [4-0-0] |
Latest Publications
| 2014 |
Ultrasensitive resonant MEMS transducers with tuneable coupling Journal Article | Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering |
| 2008 |
Noise-based optimization and noise analysis for resonant MEMS structures Conference Paper | Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS, 2008. MEMS/MOEMS 2008. Symposium on |
| 2007 |
Full-Gap Positioning of Parallel-Plate Electrostatic MEMS Using On-off Control Conference Paper | Industrial Electronics, 2007. ISIE 2007. IEEE International Symposium on |
| 2007 |
A Differential Mass Component for Signal Processing Using MEMS Conference Paper | Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2007. CCECE 2007. Canadian Conference on |
| 2006 |
A Digitally Controlled MEMS Gyroscope With Unconstrained Sigma-Delta Force-Feedback Architecture Conference Paper | Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2006. MEMS 2006 Istanbul. 19th IEEE International Conference on |
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Contact
Office: KAIS 3063Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of British Columbia
3063 - 2332 Main Mall
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
Canada
The University of British Columbia
3063 - 2332 Main Mall
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
Canada
edmondc [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca
(604) 827-4115
(604) 822-5949
Website:
http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~edmondc
http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~edmondc
